Richard M. Goody

Richard Mead Goody
Born(1921-06-19)19 June 1921
Hertfordshire, England
Died3 August 2023(2023-08-03) (aged 102)
Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S.
CitizenshipBritish, American
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA, PhD)
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences since 1970 and of the American Philosophical Society since 1997,[1] American Geophysical Union's William Bowie Medal in 1998[2]
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric physics, meteorology
InstitutionsHarvard University
PatronsNational Science Foundation[3]
Thesis Radiative heat exchange in the lower stratosphere  (1949[1])
Doctoral advisorGordon Sutherland[4]
Notable studentsRichard Lindzen, Andrew Ingersoll

Richard Mead Goody (19 June 1921 – 3 August 2023) was a British-American atmospheric physicist and professor of planetary physics at Harvard University.[5][6] He was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 1970.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HDC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Liou, K.N. "1998 William Bowie Medal Winner". AGU Website. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Goody Gets $172,000 For Physics Project". The Harvard Crimson. 20 November 1959. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ^ Goody, Richard (2002). "Observing and Thinking about the Atmosphere". Annual Review of Energy and the Environment. 27 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1146/annurev.energy.27.122001.083412.
  5. ^ American Men & Women of Science - Google Books
  6. ^ Richard Goody, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  7. ^ "Richard M. Goody". NAS Website. Retrieved 9 May 2014.